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PONY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.26, 19H.

' 1,302,779. Patented May 6,191.9.

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CHARLES I'I. ASTMAN, OF NION CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 'T0 FRANK EASTMAN, 0F UNION CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.`

PONY-CAB. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1919.

Applicationled March 26, 1917. Serial No. 157,563.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. EASTMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Union City, in the county of Erie and Similar numerals refer to similar parts` throughout the several views.

Referring to theaccompanying drawings, I provide a body l to which is secured a flat sided member 2 at the forward end, shaped in the formv of an animals head. Rotatably mounted in member 2 and extending vertically through it I provide a steering post 3 to the upper end of which is affixed a suitable steering member 4, and to the lower end ofv which is affixed or integrally secured an enlarged post 5 having arms 6 to which the front wheel 7 is mounted. The rear portion of the body is supported by a flat brace mem ber S arranged transversely of the vehicle Itis an especial ob` ject to provide on such a vehicle a rigid flati body l and to the lower portion of which rear wheels 9 are mounted by means of a suitableaxle 10, as shown in Fig. 3. `The member 8 is preferably shaped as shown and is rigidly `secured to the vehicle body l by means of screws ll and by a suitable angular central brace12 which may be positioned either forward of or back of themember 8.

WhatI claim is:

Il. In a childs vehicle the combination of a flat body member, a rear wheelsupport for the body member, a centrally disposed steering wheel, a vertically disposed steering post having the portion thereof below the body member of relatively larger diameter to provide a support for the body member, hany dle bars attached to the upper portion of the steering post, and an ornamental flat-sided :figure-head rigidly secured to the upper portion of the forward end of the said body member having an opening through which the upper portion of the steering post eX- tends to increase the rigidity of the steering post and to lessen the liability of its becoming broken.

2. In a childs 'vehicle of the type described, the combination of a flat body member, a rear wheel support, a front steering wheel,l a relatively large steering post mem ber supporting thebody member and to which the steering wheel is attached, a flatsided figure-head member rigidly attached to the body member overf the steering post, the steering post having an extension passing i throughthe flat body member and through the flat ligure-head member to lessen the liability of the steering post becoming broken, and handle bars on the steerin post. CHARLES H. EASTM N.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaohpby addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

